Door-securer.



F. W. MILLIS & A. CARLTON. DOOR SEGURER. APPLICATION FILED 113.13, 1909.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

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FREDERIC WILLIAM MILLIS, OF 'IEDDING TON, AND ARTHUR CARLTON, OF CLAPHAMJUNCTION, LONDON, ENGLAND.

DOOR-SECURER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1999.

Application filed February 3, 1909. Serial No. 475,859.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRnDnRro WILLIAM Mums and ARTHUR CARLTON, subjectsof the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at lVattle Bloom,Broomwater West, Teddington, Middlesex, and 30 Aldwal road, GlaphamJunction, in the county of London, England, respectively, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Door- Securers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to devices, which may be conveniently carriedabout by travelers and others or permanently fixed, providing a simpleand effective means of securing a door when closed, against opening fromthe outside by unauthorized persons, and refers particularly to theclass of device which consists of a toothed or claw like projectingportion inserted between the edge of the door jamb or post, and a stoppiece brought into position immediately behind the edge of the door whenclosed in order to prevent the door being opened until such stop pieceis withdrawn by the occupier of the room.

In order that our invention may be more clearly understood, reference ishad to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan of thedevice constructed in accordance with our invention, shown with the stopin acting position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is aplan of the device with the stop piece turned back to permit the door tobe opened; and Fig. 4 shows a modification suitable for permanentfixture to a door.

The sliding piece or bar a is made with a projecting spur or tooth b atthe end. This bar a is made to slide in a dovetailed groove in the base0 so as to collapse against it to reduce the length of the device andfacilitate carrying. Where this is not required and the article is keptin the room or fixed to the door the bar a may be a fixture in the base0, or, as shown in elevation in Fig. 4, the bar and base may be in onepiece a and screwed to the door by means of holes a In this case the bara is placed against the door jamb or post with the projecting spur ortooth 12 against it. The door is then closed and the tooth- Z) isembedded in the wood of the door post. Suitably hinged to the block 0 isthe sliding stop piece (Z which is turned back, as shown in Fig. 3, whenthe device is being fixed in position, but is turned over on its hingee, as in Figs. 1 and 2, when the door is closed, and its end f then liesimmediately behind the edge of the door and prevents opening. Theposition of the stop piece is adjusted according to the thickness of thedoor, by sliding it upon its hinge pin 6 and when turned over intosecuring position it is retained by means of the row of studs 9 on thebase 0. The stop d is provided with corresponding holes h fitting over anumber of the studs 9 and after adjustment an arm i pivoted at the endof the base 0 may be sprung over the stop to hold it on the studs. \Vhenfound necessary an additional wedge piece 70 may be fixed by pins orotherwise to the bar a to fill the space between the edge of the doorand the door post.

This device can be secured in place-with great facility and adjusted toallow for doors which may be badly warped or out of position. To removeit from the inside all that is necessary is to turn back the locking armand then turn over the stop d into the position shown in Fig. 3.

The device is shown in Fig. 1 in position for securing a door closing tothe left. Should the door close to the right the device is turned overand the arm i then holds up the step d.

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is2- 1. In means for securing doors in closed position, a base bar mountedon the door jamb, a long pivot pin on the base, a stop piece sliding andswinging on the pivot pin and adapted to swing behind the edge of thedoor, and means for locking the hinged stop in position.

2. A device for securing doors in closed position, comprising a base barmounted on the door janib, a long pivot pin on the base, a perforatedswinging and sliding door stop on the said pin, and a series of studs onthe base engaging the perforated stop to hold it in securing position.

3. A device for securing doors in closed position, comprising a base barmounted on the door janib, a roW of studs on the base, a perforatedswinging and sliding stop on the base and a hinged arm turning over thestop and holding it on the said studs.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands in the presence ofWitnesses.

FREDERIC lVILLIAM MILLIS. ARTHUR CARLTON. WVitnesses to the signature ofFrederic William Millis:

FRANK WILLIAM PATTISON, GEORGE FREDRIO RAYNER. WVitnesses to thesignature of Arthur Carlton:

v JACK WALKER,

WILLIAM H. NIXON.

